Paper-bag holder



T. J. GRAHAM.

PAPER BAG HOLDER.

(NoModeL) No. 256,138. Patented Apt-11,1882

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UNITEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS J. GRAHAM, or MOBILE, ALABAMA.

PAPER-BAG HOLDER.

SPEIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,138, dated April 11,1882.

Application filed September 17, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Beitknown thatLTHoMAsJ.GRAHAM,acitizen of theUnited States of America, residing at Mobile,in the countyot' Mobile andState ofAlabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPaper-Bag Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being bad tothe accompanying drawings, and to letters orfigures of reference marked thereon which form a part of thisspecification.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents a top view of the device. Fig. 2 isa side view with bags in position for'removal.

My invention relates to paper-bag holders; and it consists in theconstruction and arrangement of the several parts, as will behereinafterfully set forth.

The accompanying drawings fully illustrate my invention.

A is a straight flat iron or brass rod of any desired length, andconstitutes the back of the holder. Its lower end is bent at rightangles to it, forming a support, a, upon which rest It has formed on itslower end a small upward projection, a, adapted to hold the bags uponthe support and to prevent more than the required number from beingwithdrawn.

Firmly secured across the rod A are the arms B. They have rigidlyfastened to theirelasticity. The spring is then bent downward and acrossthe rod A, as shown.

Placed around the horizontal portion of the 40 spring is the roller D,which acts. to stiffen the spring and enables the bags to be easilywithdrawn from the holder.

Secured by any suitable means to the top of the holder is a hook, d, bywhich the spring is held up out of the way when the bags are placed inthe holder.

In the operation of my device the bags are placed under the roller D,next to the rod A, their lower ends resting upon the support a 0 andWithin the projection upon its outer end.

In the upper end of the rod A is formed a suitable attach ment by whichthe device may be hung up.

What I claim is- 1. In a paper-bag holder, the rod A, having formed uponits bottom the support a and its projection a, and having secured acrossit the arms B, to which are attached the spring 0, around the horizontalportion of which is the roller'D, all arranged to operate as described.

2. In a paper-bag holder consisting of the rod A, the support a and itsprojection a, and hool; 61, operating in combination with the spring 0and roller 1), adapted to retain the bags securely within the holder andto enable them to be easily withdrawn in desired quantities, as setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS J. GRAHAM.

Witnesses:

HOWARD ZEVELY, W. J. Oseoon.

